College Student Journal articles from December 2005

College Student Journal archives from December 2005

Gender differences in reactions to college course requirements or "why females are better students".(surveys)
December 1, 2005... Two-hundred-and-seventy-eight undergraduates at a large southeastern university completed a confidential anonymous forty-item questionnaire designed to assess student reactions to course expectations and the degree to which they engage in...

Unions, vitamins, exercise: unionized graduate students.(student unions)
December 1, 2005... After the turbulent labor history of America in the early to mid twentieth century, there has been a general decline of unions. Nevertheless, many graduate school teaching assistants are unionizing in attempts to gain better pay and benefits...

Embracing the sociological imagination: a study of university students' perceptions of sociology.(liberal learning)
December 1, 2005... A central concept employed when introducing students to the discipline of sociology is the sociological imagination. The premise that human experiences are socially and historically contextualized is often the point of departure instructors...

The number sense of preservice elementary school teachers.(surveys)
December 1, 2005... The purpose of this study was to explore cognitive process used by selected preservice elementary teachers on basic types of problems involving number sense. The sample was selected from students in six intact entry-level mathematics sections...

Examination of a paradigm for preparing undergraduates for a career in the retailing industries: mentors, curriculum, and an internship.(retail management and fashion merchandising)
December 1, 2005... Internships provide the opportunity to apply classroom theory into practical, hands-on experience while simultaneously developing skills that improve course performance (Daugherty, 2000). In addition, the experiential opportunity increases the...

Playful communication in mentoring.(organizational communication)
December 1, 2005... Freshmen in an orientation course at a state university answered questionnaires about their peer mentors' playful communication and about how well their peer mentors help them ease tensions of socialization. Results showed that a mentor's...

Overcoming biases to effectively serve African American College students: a call to the profession.(counselor-client relations)
December 1, 2005... This article reexamines the help-seeking behavior of African American college students with a focus on possible counselor biases as well as biases in the settings in which counselors work. These issues are discussed as possible contributing...

Teaching mathematics in the school setting.(No Child Left Behind Act of 2001)
December 1, 2005... With the No Child Left Behind federal mandate, teachers and school administrators are challenged to provide the best instruction possible in mathematics and reading. Students are required to take the state mandated tests in grades three through...

Social mobility and the American Dream: what do college students believe?(social class)
December 1, 2005... This paper focuses on college students' views of the American class system and the extent to which they see it as an open system of contest mobility, in which individual effort and ability determine achievement and social standing, or as a...

College living: issues related to housecleaning attitudes.(students retention at a college or university )
December 1, 2005... Cleanliness preferences may be related to the compatibility of college roommates and hence relevant to students' satisfaction with and retention at a college or university. Two studies were conducted to develop a scale and examine issues...

A preliminary analysis of African American College students' perceptions of racial preferences and affirmative action in making admissions decisions at a predominantly White University.(racial attitudes)
December 1, 2005... The purpose of this study was to survey African American College students' perceptions of racial preferences and Affirmative Action in making admission decisions at a predominantly White university. 422 questionnaires were sent out to African...

College women's rankings of the most undesirable marriage and family forms.(surveys)
December 1, 2005... The purpose of the study was to investigate college women's were unwillingness to participate in 24 alternative marital and family forms. Data were collected through the use of anonymous questionnaires distributed in classes. The analysis...

The portfolio process: questions for implementation and practice.(college teaching)
December 1, 2005... The portfolio, a collection of a student's work over their course of study, has become a popular tool for college teaching. Portfolios have the distinct advantage of engaging the learner in reflection (Reis & Villaume, 2002; Willis & Davies,...

Where did you say that state was? The effect of availability on a student's knowledge of the United States.
December 1, 2005... Individuals' mental maps of the world are highly misrepresentative of the actual world. Availability in memory partly explains the reasons for this misrepresentation. When asked to place the 50 states in their correct locations, students have...

Hallmark of a world-class university.
December 1, 2005... This article describes the various salient features of a world-class university. Interestingly and intentionally the keywords used in describing it all start with the letters forming the word--WORLD-CLASS. On this note, the model becomes all...

College student beliefs about women: some gender differences *.(surveys)
December 1, 2005... Three-hundred-and-twenty six undergraduates at a large southeastern university completed a confidential anonymous 74-item questionnaire designed to assess beliefs about men, women, and relationships held by university students. This study...

The unnecessary tension between learning communities and intellectual growth.
December 1, 2005... INTRODUCTION Universities face enormous problems. Their survival depends on how they respond to persistent budgetary cuts from public sources, conflicting expectations from varying constituencies, and competitive pressures from competing...

Teacher certification exams: what are the predictors of success?(teacher quality evaluation)
December 1, 2005... Policy makers in states across the country are taking a hard look at prospective teachers and the colleges that train them. Anyone who seeks permanent certification to teach in elementary or secondary schools in most states is now required to...

Experiential learning in the introductory class: the role of minor league hockey in teaching social psychology.
December 1, 2005... To convince my students they are surrounded by social psychology, we attended a minor league hockey game. During the next class period I asked students to write a brief paragraph about their experiences. From those paragraphs I chose four...

On being respected or liked: principle-centered teaching.
December 1, 2005... This paper explores the process of developing principles that fall into three main categories: Classroom management, maintaining a positive attitude in the classroom, and developing the big picture. The author explores the development of...

Help-seeking attitudes among AfricanAmerican college students.(surveys)
December 1, 2005... Traditionally, African American students display a low-rate of seeking mental health treatment. Issues such as mistrust of White therapists, attitudes toward mental health problems, and African American spirituality affect their help-seeking...

Sex differences in motivational traits and ethical decision making among graduating accounting majors.(study)
December 1, 2005... This study is an empirical examination of possible differences between female and male accounting majors' managerial motivational traits, perceptions of ethical issues, ethical judgments, and ethical behavioral intentions regarding ethically...